SevenOne International: "The Successor The next Uri Geller" to air on Swedens
Munich, December 2, 2010. The Swedish adaptation of "The Successor The next Uri Geller" with world famous mystifier Uri Geller is going to air on Kanal 5 in spring 2011. The talent show will be produced by Red Arrow Entertainment Groups new Nordic production company, Snowman Productions, which is headed by Pontus Gårdinger.
Caroline Kusser, Regional Sales Director/International Format Acquisition SevenOne International: "We are delighted to partner with Snowman Productions and with Kanal 5. The Successor The next Uri Geller is a fantastic show with a proven track record and its mesmerizing acts and mind-blowing performances will leave viewers spellbound!"
Lars Beckung, Program Director Kanal 5: "We believe that the timing is absolutely right for this show. Its big entertainment in a very unique way and it fits perfectly with Kanal 5s profile. Uri Geller is a legend and gives the program a lot of soul. We believe it will be the talk of the town this spring."
The Successor
"The Successor The next Uri Geller" is developed by Keshet Broadcasting, Kuperman Productions & Uri Geller and has been on air worldwide, including the US (NBC), Canada (CTV), Iceland (365), Turkey (Star TV), Greece (ANT 1) Hungary (TV 2), the Netherlands (SBS 6) and all over Latin America (A&E). The talent show premiered in 2007 internationally as "Phenomenon" on NBC. Originally, the format came from Israel, where the TV station Keshet earned an average market share of 50 percent with the search for Uri Gellers successor in 2006 the highest audience share of any TV show in the history of Israeli TV.
Kanal 5
The TV company Kanal 5 with TV channels Kanal 5, Kanal 9 and online platforms Kanal 5 Play and Kanal5.se, has the clear mission to offer the audience the funniest and most relaxing TV-entertainment in Sweden, primarily targeting ages 15-59. Kanal 5 and Kanal 9 are part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group.
Red Arrow Entertainment Group
Launched in January 2010 as a ProSiebenSat.1 Group company, Red Arrow combines a dynamic and growing group of international television production companies with powerful creative partnerships and a leading program distribution house. Alongside the launch of Snowman Productions, Red Arrow Group production companies comprise Producers at Work, Magic Flight Film, Redseven Entertainment, Sultan Sushi Belgium, Sultan Sushi Netherlands and Kinetic Content. Also included in its portfolio are partnerships with Dick de Rijk (Deal or No Deal and Set for Life), Omri Marcus and between Redseven Entertainment and Phil Gurin ("Miss USA and "Singing Bee"), accompanied by the talent agency Redseven Artists and the worldwide distribution company SevenOne International.
SevenOne International
SevenOne International is the worldwide programming distribution house of ProSiebenSat.1 Groups Red Arrow Entertainment Group. Red Arrow combines a dynamic and growing group of international television production companies with powerful creative partnerships, alongside SevenOne International. The ProSiebenSat.1 Group is the second-largest broadcasting group in Europe, reaching more than 78 million TV households. SevenOne International offers an extensive portfolio of TV events, TV movies, telenovelas, prime-time and mini-series as well as magazines and entertainment formats. In addition, SevenOne International markets and co-finances the programs of third-party producers. The companys headquarter is located in Munich/ Unterföhring.